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A Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges.

This series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years.

The collaborative’s four newsrooms — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, and Michigan Radio — work collaboratively to report on the most pressing water issues in the Great Lakes region. The collaboration is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

January 26, 2023
Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

February 15, 2023
Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse

February 8, 2023
Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
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Multi-Million Dollar Restoration Projects Proposed for the Saginaw Bay Watershed; Paid With Settlement Money From Corporate Polluters

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March 20, 2023
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Forest to MI Faucet: Using Trees to Keep Water Sources Pristine

April 25, 2023
A forest expert at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner.
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Anishinaabe Tribes Work to Save a Fish Significant to Their Culture and an Important Source of Protein

May 15, 2023
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A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

June 29, 2023
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